With every flyer I placed on the doorknob, I felt a surge of energy: I was actually making a difference, and for an 11 year old kid, that’s a big deal. I had taken Judge Loys Criswell’s request to help him in his reelection campaign for Associate District Judge of Jackson County, Oklahoma as seriously …
Thousands of people have related their stories of near death experiences (NDEs), perhaps the most popular in recent years being told by a pastor (Don Piper, 90 Minutes in Heaven, 2004), and by a child (Colton Burpo, Heaven is for Real, 2010), neither of which, though fascinating in their own right, is likely—given the occupation …
“I went back upstairs one more time and said ‘goodbye’ to my room. I’m ready to go now.” Dave’s words were my signal: Cutting my eyes towards him as he walked to his car, I turned on the headlights in the early morning dawn, put the U-Haul in gear, and we all—Dave, Lori, Madi, and …
When she handed me her baby, my first grandbaby, I could have sworn—even though he had been born less than ten minutes ago—that he raised his left eyebrow, winked at me, smiled, and was about to whisper, “Aren’t you glad I finally arrived!” Instead he opened mouth real wide and cried. And once again reality …
“Welcome back, Mr. Whitlock,” the hotel host greeted me as Lori and I returned from an evening out. I looked down to see if I had a name tag on my shirt. Almost feeling like a celebrity, I whispered to Lori as we got on the elevator, “How did he know my name?” It’s nice …